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baize

noun
/beɪz/

Etymology

From French baies, feminine plural of adjective bai (“bay-colored”) mistaken as a singular noun.

  1. derived from baies

Definitions

  1. A thick, soft, usually woolen cloth resembling felt

    A thick, soft, usually woolen cloth resembling felt; often colored green and used for coverings on card tables, billiard and snooker tables, etc.

  2. A coarse woolen material with a long nap

    A coarse woolen material with a long nap; usually dyed in plain colors.

    • my goods being all English manufacture, such as cloths, stuffs, baize, and things particularly valuable and desirable in the country, I found means to sell them to a very great advantage...
    • At the further end, a flight of stairs mounted to a door covered with a red baize; and through this, Mr. Utterson was at last received into the doctor's cabinet.

  3. To cover or line with baize.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A surname.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA